I Am That Girl

The low-budget independent drama, I Am That Girl, confirms that with passion, motivation, and hard work, goals and dreams can certainly be achieved.  The film’s writer, producer, and lead actress, Grace Rowe, pours her soul into this film – her first feature length production, and a powerful one indeed.

Rowe plays Maxine, a stereotypical plastic-dependent LA party girl who is living the “good life” for the low price of over $80,000 debt.  When an obliterated man busts into the woman’s bathroom at one of her nightclubs – disoriented, vomiting, and eventually passed out – Maxine takes pity by helping him back to her place to get some rest.  Soon, Maxine and Drunk Boy (nicknamed “Noodle” in the film, and played by Rowe’s real-life boyfriend Michael Jaworski) begin a bizarre friendship.  When Noodle mentions his upcoming vacation to the Sierras, Maxine – unable to handle one more day of her redundant office job or its consequential co-workers – jumps at the chance to escape, convincing the reluctant adventurer to bring her with him.

Maxine’s spoiled-brat character is easy to hate and becomes especially obnoxious after her credit card is declined, forcing her to spend the week living, sleeping, and breathing in a party girl’s worst enemy – the natural world.  Predictably, Max is able to change and adapt to nature, growing to love and appreciate it in ways she never imagined (as viewers grow to like, or at least tolerate, her character in the process).  Unpredictably, the plot intensifies as Maxine and Noodle’s relationship strengthens, revealing intriguing secrets about both characters’ past.  The tale turns borderline psychological thriller, enticing viewers to seek answers they were not expecting to search for in this seemingly simple love story.

Grace Rowe is a talented artist – bringing to life genuine, true to life characters and experiences to which everyone can relate (like that one beyond obnoxious co-worker whose absurd behavior drives you to insanity, or that charge-a-holic friend who just cannot seem to separate need from want), but she twists them in an atypical light meant to shock and stir our emotions.

I Am That Girl comments not only on the consequences of a frivolous American way of life and one woman’s ability to change, but also on human transformation as a whole – a unique reminder that a person’s true story may lie deep beneath their shell.

To learn more about Grace Rowe’s I Am That Girl and to order the film on DVD, please visit the movie’s website.  You won’t be disappointed.